Breaking Down Potential First-Round Foes for San Jose Sharks

There are only five games left in the 2013 NHL season for the San Jose Sharks. Some of their competitors have six, but all are close enough to get a fairly clear image of the Stanley Cup playoff picture in the Western Conference.

The Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks have basically wrapped up the first and second spots, respectively. The Vancouver Canucks could be caught by the Minnesota Wild but are two games up and will in all likelihood finish third.

The Sharks are in fifth in the official standings but would be sixth if the NHL did their standings reasonably. Point percentage is the measuring stick in every other sport and should be all the more in a league that averages more than a point per game in hand because of overtime losses.

Either way, their magic numb...

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